Rainforest Facts for Kids Video

Rainforest Facts

A rainforest can be defined as a hot and dense forest with tall trees. Rainforests are believed to be the oldest living ecosystem on the Earth. Only 2% surface area of the entire earth is covered by rainforests but about 50% of the plants and animals live there. These forests receive a high amount of rainfall. The rainfall can reach up to 400 inches per year. About 25% of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests. The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. The trees in a rainforest are sp densely packed that it takes 10 minutes for the sunlight to reach the floor of the forest.

Fun Facts: –

These forests can be found in many countries like Asia, Africa etc. not just South America.

There are two different types of rainforests: – tropical and temperate.

These forests are helpful in regulating the temperatures around the world and maintain our supply of drinking water and freshwater.

Rainforests also help to fight the issues of global warming.

These forests are being destroyed at a high speed of 8 million hectares per year.

The majority of tropical rainforest lies in South America in Brazil.

The trees in tropical rainforest biome are responsible for the majority of oxygen production in the air.

Many tribal communities call these rainforests home. These tribes have no contact with the outside world.

The average temperature of the tropical rainforests remains between 70 and 85°F.

Insects make up the majority of living creatures in the tropical forests.

The Amazon rainforest is sometimes called as ‘the lungs of our planet’.

Approximately 3,000 fruits are found in the rainforests.

Rainforests have more species of plants and animals as compared to any other terrestrial ecosystem.

The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately 40% of South America.

In Tasmania’s temperate rainforests, some pine trees can live up to 2,000 long years.